ZIMBABWE’S winter wheat hectarage has increased by more than half from the same period last year.
Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa told reporters after this week’s Cabinet meeting that all the winter production schemes have recorded varying increases from their 2020 figures.
This year’s winter wheat farming is supported through three programmes ― CBZ Agro Yield, Presidential Input Support Scheme and a private contractors scheme.
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“Regarding the winter wheat production season, Cabinet wishes to highlight that a total of 61 800 hectares have so far been planted, a 53 percent increase from the area planted during the comparative 2020 period,” Mutsvangw
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